BIRDS OF THE CENTRAL PART 01" (QUEENSLAND. 



Ardea norce JwllancNcc, Lath. White-fronted Heron or Blue 

 Crane. Occurs everywhere in the district, in suitable 

 localities. 



Nycticorax caledonicus, Lath. The Nankeen Heron. This 

 bird was met with at Barcaldine. It probably occurs 



elsewhere. 



Rails — Porphyrio melanotics, Temm. The Swamp Hen. 

 Occurred at Springsure. 



Gallinula tenebrosa, Gld. The Moor Hen. Springsure, 



Parra gallinacea, Temm. The Parra. In lagoons about 

 Rockhampton, at Lun's Creek, &c. 



Hypotaemdea phiUppensis, Linn. The Pectoral Rail. In 

 grassy swamps about the Upper Fitzroy. 



Porzana, sp. Creek, Wealwandangie, Springsure. 



Swimmers — Cygnus atratus, Lath. The Black Swan. At 

 Springsure and other places. 



• Branta (Chlamydochen), jubata. Lath. The Wood Duck. 

 Occurred at Springsure, specimens being shot there in 

 October. 



Nettapus albipennis, Gld. The White-quilled Pigmy Goose. 

 At Wealwandangie, Springsure, 



Anas supei-ciliosa, Gmel. The Black Duck. Generally 

 distributed. 



Anas castanea, Eyton. The Teal. I shot this on the 1st 



October, near Springsure. 

 Spatula rhynchotis, Lath. The Shoveller. At Springsure in 



October, and on the Alice River in November. 



Dendrocygna Eytoni, Gld. Eyton's Tree Duck. On the 



Fitzroy and at Springsure. 

 Larui (Xema) novce Hollandice. Dove-like Gull ; flying along 



the Fitzroy, about Rockhampton. 

 Pelecanw ronepicilfatus, Temm. The Pelican. In a big 

 ' lagoon near Wealwandangie, Springsure. 



